Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Reflection 15: You Can't Be a Failure When You're Still Trying

Never See Yourself as a Failure because God Doesn't and Neither Do I.
It's easy for some husbands to let discouragement tarnish their self-image, to look in the mirror and see a failure. But there is a big difference between failing and being a failure. Failing in itself is a mark of courage, because if you fail at something that means you have at least tried, and trying is the trademark of a successful man. True failure lies in never trying, because to not try is to lack courage and faith in God's guidance. The fact that you get up every morning and face a new day of challenges days that you're still in the game. So I hope, even when things aren't going according to plan, that yo'll never look in the mirror and see a failure, because you're not.

'The greatest failure is the failure to try.' ~William Arthur Ward

No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don't stay down long. Soon they're up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces. Provers 24:16

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